Full Coverage: Agriculture
May 2006
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31.05.2006
Una importante negociación de 80 mil botellas de vino orgánico de Itata Wines con Suecia fue rechazada hace algunos días a causa de la pérdida de imagen internacional del Valle de Itata por la instalación del Complejo Forestal Industrial Nueva Aldea de Celulosa Arauco (Celco).
more...From: Diario de la Sociedad Civil de Chile Related topics/regions: [Chile] [Agriculture] [Trade] [Environment] |
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31.05.2006
India has finally imposed a ban on cattle drug diclofenac that had almost caused the extinction of vultures in the country in under two decades. While harmless to cattle, the drug causes fatal kidney and liver damage to vultures that feed on animal carcasses.
more...Related topics/regions: [India] [Agriculture] [Conservation] [Animals] Image: Disappearing act
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22.05.2006
La pérdida de la diversidad genética, de especies y de ecosistemas es uno de los mayores peligros para el futuro de la humanidad. Otra de las amenazas más insidiosas es el desarrollo de los cultivos transgénicos...
more...From: Servicio de Información Mesoamericano sobre Agricultura Sostenible (SIMAS) Related topics/regions: [Agriculture] [Environment] Image: Biodiversity, Costa Rica © Rosa Arias-Yague
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16.05.2006
The Indian Meteorological department has said that the south Indian state of Kerala will get the monsoon on time. Timely arival of rains is important for Indian farmers as large parts of the country are irrigated by the seasonal rains and unpredictable monsoon can wreak havoc on the small and marginal farmer.
more...From: Kerala Online Related topics/regions: [India] [Agriculture] [Poverty] |
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12.05.2006
The Indian government started importing wheat early this year despite the fact that stocks were over the buffer level and procurement was to begin in April. An investigation by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) finds that the US is involved in the import of wheat into India - a policy that could spell disaster for the country.
more...From: Centre for Science and Environment Related topics/regions: [India] [United States] [Agriculture] [Business] [Trade] [Governance] |
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12.05.2006
Suman Sahai argues that India's new agricultural biotechnology deal with the United States will take power away from farmers and endanger a rich genetic heritage.
more...From: SciDev.Net Related topics/regions: [India] [United States] [Agriculture] [International cooperation] [Genetics] |
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10.05.2006
El asambleísta estatal de Nueva York Félix Ortiz, está presentando un proyecto de ley (A8344) para el etiquetado obligatorio de semillas genéticamente alteradas, también conocidas como transgénicas.
more...From: ADITAL, Agencia de Información Fray Tito para América Latina Related topics/regions: [Agriculture] [Trade] Image: © Greenpeace - Mais Transgenico
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09.05.2006
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Related topics/regions: [Asia and the Pacific] [Development] [Agriculture] [Labour] [MDGs] [Poverty] |
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08.05.2006
After thousands of farm deaths, most of which are unaccounted for in official data, the Punjab government appears to have finally woken up to the extent of the agricultural crisis in the state and is formulating measures to alleviate rural distress
more...Related topics/regions: [India] [Development] [Agriculture] [MDGs] [Poverty] [Debt] [Microcredit] |
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04.05.2006
As the central government prepares to put together a package to address the phenomenon of suicides among farmers, EPW special issue examines the incidence of suicides, the proximate causes and the deep-rooted problems in agriculture.
more...Related topics/regions: [India] [Agriculture] [Land] [MDGs] [Poverty] [Debt] |
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03.05.2006
La Asociación para la Investigación, Capacitación y el Desarrollo Humano (AICA), elaboró con la participación de mujeres de la comunidad Palestina, del Municipio de Ticuantepe, un proyecto piloto para producir mermelada de piña con calidad.
more...From: Asociación para la Investigación, Capacitación y el Desarrollo Humano (AICA-GUATEMALA) Related topics/regions: [Nicaragua] [Agriculture] [Gender] |
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